EPTWhich would clearly be the motive here. So it's the correct designation.
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CuddlyCuteKitten
Sweden2891 Posts
Which would clearly be the motive here. So it's the correct designation. | ||
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czylu
477 Posts
On May 23 2013 03:28 Asshat wrote: Seems like every criminal act performed by a muslim is called an act of terror these days. From massive attacks with explosives, killing sprees, to isolated assaults/murders performed by random lunatics such as this case. No holds barred. well when you're screaming Allah Ahkbar(god is great) w/ every terror act, it's not exactly helping the image of the religion. Granted if you're muslim, you'd know that it's a common saying, but it IS kind of sticking it to the people that are killed. | ||
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AnomalySC2
United States2073 Posts
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teapot
United Kingdom266 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32158 Posts
On May 23 2013 03:28 Asshat wrote: Seems like every criminal act performed by a muslim is called an act of terror these days. From massive attacks with explosives, killing sprees, to isolated assaults/murders performed by random lunatics such as this case. No holds barred. this gets tossed about a bit but i cant ever seem to think of instances where this happened. can you? i agree this might stretch the definition of terror a bit, since i think you really need to be a part of an organization to be a terrorist, or at least have to done (or planned to do) several types of attacks with the intended goal of terrorizing a population to achieve a poltical agenda. otherwise youre a crazy dude who tried to kill people On May 23 2013 03:30 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote: An act of terror is a crime motivated by a desire to instill fear into people. Which would clearly be the motive here. So it's the correct designation. i get what he is getting at to a degree it's pretty vague on those terms. a wise guy pressuing dudes into giving him money isnt a terrorist in my mind, but he would be by that defintion. | ||
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crms
United States11933 Posts
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
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Marimokkori
United States306 Posts
I'm not sure what defines a terrorist attack anymore. If I brutally stab a single person and shout Jesus is great - that would not be called a terror attack, I'd rather be labeled a crazy extremist most likely targeting one individual for personal reasons. | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
On May 23 2013 03:20 MoonfireSpam wrote: Really shitty thing to happen to anyone. But isn't "terror attack" a bit strong.....? Yeah i pm'd a mod to change it, i did realize that too >.< | ||
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farvacola
United States18869 Posts
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Adila
United States874 Posts
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
On May 23 2013 03:26 HaRuHi wrote: So random guy kills guy that is paid to kill. What an outrage... Some people say stupid shit. You're one of them, how the hell can you be that disrespectful to a military soldier? Wow .. Anyway that's a pretty disgusting attack, some people are really just .. eh I can't believe some people, really. thoughts go towards the soldier and his family | ||
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Obstikal
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Mortal
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On May 23 2013 03:37 Pandemona wrote: Yeah i pm'd a mod to change it, i did realize that too >.< unfortunately I feel like the terminology is kind of grey. "terror attack" is a really broad stroke, although this attack seems designed to "instill fear" which meets that requirement. I think the connotation is just miscronstrued because the assumed imagery of a terror attack is something large scale? just an interesting unfolding of the term. edit for spelling | ||
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willoc
Canada1530 Posts
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TheFish7
United States2824 Posts
On May 23 2013 03:32 AnomalySC2 wrote: They should be executed in the most painful manner possible. I'm gonna disagree on that point. The Brits won't lower their entire society just to grasp at some notion of justice. On May 23 2013 03:37 farvacola wrote: For better or for worse, you can bet the public response would have been different here in the US. Not that I am by any means suggesting that our public view of justice is in any way superior, but I could easily see these men being taken down by random passerby almost immediately. From what I understand random passerby in England aren't as well armed as the random passerby in the States. | ||
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Black Gun
Germany4482 Posts
horrible thing to happen, but certainly no terrorist attack in my eyes.... just some deranged, psychopathic fucker that freaked out. | ||
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Lycaeus
United States1420 Posts
On May 23 2013 03:32 AnomalySC2 wrote: They should be executed in the most painful manner possible. Does nothing but show your own degree of inhumanity. | ||
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Thrill
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Warlock40
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